1. The task is both interesting and repetitive. I tell John that I quickly achieved “maximum alignment efficiently” and add that I think that sounds like something from Star Trek.

2. We come home to find a rainbow perfectly arched over our house.

3. John’s minestrone. Veg packed and oh so tasty.

4. On our dog walk, I told John about my childhood love of logic puzzles and how, since we only got given them very occasionally, I’d complete them in pencil so that I could erase the answers and do them again a few weeks later. Last time I remembered them, a good few years ago now, I failed to find any examples online but now there are lots of them out there. Goodbye evening.

4b. While I’m solving puzzles, we watch The History of the Future Folk: a sweet low budget film about an extra terrestrial folk band. The songs are pleasantly reminiscent of John’s old band, the Gillroyd Parade: both the music and the lyrics.